Comparison of linear regression models for quantitative geochemical analysis: An example using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-284

  Guevara, Mirna ^a   Verma, Surendra P ^a,b   Velasco Tapia, Fernando ^a,c   Lozano Santa Cruz, Rufino ^d   Girón, Patricia ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Analytical calibration; Analytical geochemistry; Error propagation; Geochemical reference materials; Linear regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646873102     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908x.2005.tb00900.x     Document Type: Article

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